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In reply to the discussion: If these folks are freeloaders, why is ICE always raiding work places? [View all]Biophilic
(6,425 posts)35. Could you stand on roof tops all summer long in Florida?
Could you work in the cold conditions in meat packing factories? Could you survive picking strawberries from sun up to sundown , again in Florida or California? They do the jobs that few white people want or are even physically able to do. I spent 20 years running riding schools. The winters were brutal and the summers damn hot, and that was in Michigan. The thing was I could take breaks when I needed to and shut the whole thing down when the temperatures were too extreme. Those workers cant. And Florida made a new law last year that forbid cities from requiring reasonable breaks and water. No, its not just the shitty wages.
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I'm sure the new regime will make the business owners pay a little "gratuity" (baksheesh) for the grift.
erronis
Jan 2025
#10
The butcher at my supermarket works in the same cold every day as the meat packers
questionseverything
Jan 2025
#48
My point is maybe we should insist the employers make the jobs better
questionseverything
Jan 2025
#58
I hope the employers are also paying Social Security, Medicare, unemployment and workman's comp taxes as well n/t
MichMan
Jan 2025
#29
Forgot to add: Freeloading off the government for things they do not qualify for as they are not citizens.
LiberalArkie
Jan 2025
#13
Think back to right after W Bush took office. Suddenly, GOP congress dumped the label of origin rule and Bush signed it
Attilatheblond
Jan 2025
#56
NRCS are the people actually in the field, boots on the ground, so to speak
Attilatheblond
Jan 2025
#70
When Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he responded "Because that's where the money is."
sop
Jan 2025
#36
ICE goes for easy low hanging fruit. Hunting down the few real freeloaders is probably hard. Just ding the labor &...
dutch777
Jan 2025
#55
Good question 🤔 they usually take the jobs no one else wants for very low pay
TommieMommy
Jan 2025
#71